Navigating cultural issues can be difficult and often divisive. Watch some sermons at Hope on difficult topics, evaluated with both grace and truth.
As we get going in Romans 12 the topic of Spiritual Gifts comes up and Pastor Eric gives us some helpful ideas for how we can not only identify our spiritual gift, there is also an encouragement to be active in them.
As we prepare to look at the commands at the end of Romans we want to get a good idea of how we should view the law and how God can use it to refine us.
Abraham is an example showing us the power of faith and how God accepts us not according to our works. Pastor Eric then looks at some practical ways to obey God.
Pastor Eric looks at what it means to give our whole self to God, and how the mercies of God is our only motivation to do so.
Pastor Eric encourages us to enter into the story of Moses and the Exodus by answering 3 crucial questions that faith helps us answer.
Pastor Eric helps us see what helped Abraham move from possessing Isaac to simply having him, and how that makes all the difference in terms of his worship of God.
What is a good definition of faith and how should that help us as we trust God through the ups and downs of life? By Faith: Hebrews 11:1-3
Pastor Eric considers some of the dilemmas caused by what God accomplished in Acts 10-11 and how that is a comfort and a challenge to us.
Pastor Eric analyzes the prayer of the early church when they faced opposition and helps us understand what they can teach us about this important aspect of following God.
Pastor Eric helps us think through what it would look like to obey Paul’s command to be devoted to prayer.
As we conclude our study about mature discipleship Pastor Eric challenges us to consider how our love for God's mission causes us to become more winsome.
Pastor Eric encourages us to consider how our growing love for God will result in greater love for others in Colossians 3.
What is our definition of a maturing disciple? At Hope we want to think of it in terms of what we love and how we are growing in love.
When we study Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5 we realize He was telling us the kind of people we should be. What would that look like at Hope?
Pastor Eric concludes the sermon series in Ecclesiastes by addressing a topic that has been in the background throughout the whole book, death. How can our death help us live?
The Preacher in Ecclesiastes had accumulated more wealth than any king before him - and learned an important lesson about it… it can never satisfy. What can we learn from his teaching?
There’s one aspect of our lives we do our best to ignore and put away, only thinking about it on rare occasions. How can the book of Ecclesiastes help us face this issue head on?
When we realize Solomon disregarded God’s commands for kings of Israel it becomes clear that his main problem wasn’t his love for women… then the question becomes: what was Solomon’s core problem? and what can we learn?
How can Solomon’s proverb contrasting Wisdom and Folly be of help to us as we follow Jesus?
Pastor Eric explores the often difficult decision we face of forgiving others
Pastor Eric considers the wisdom of Solomon in the dispute between 2 women and how God used it to bring about justice for the needy.
What are ways that we can make God’s love known to others? Pastor Eric explains how God enables us to do that from 1 John 4:9-10
In our series on learning to love Pastor Eric considers what it costs to forgive others and how the gospel motivates us.
Pastor Eric considers and important question of why we gather to worship weekly
Pastor Eric considers an important question pertaining to worship and Sunday mornings. Psalm 149-150
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As part of a sermon series on politics Pastor Eric considers what the early church looked like and how they lived out their faith in a robust way in a difficult culture.
How can we experience transformation in our personal lives through the good news of the gospel? Follow along as Pastor Eric invites us to go from the root of our beliefs and work that out in the fruit of our lives
Pastor Eric considers one of the experiences of God’s glory Moses encountered in Exodus 33
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The ANCHORED Sermon Series dealt with difficult and challenging topics
Pastor Eric details the ways Matthew highlights the authority of Jesus in chapters 8 and 9.
What did Jesus mean when He said “unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven”? Pastor Eric helps explain this part of the Sermon on the Mount
Just as Jonah was challenged by God to love others the way He loves, so too, Pastor Eric challenges us to love like God.
Jonah may be the most well known children’s story because of it’s nature as a “tall tale” - which means we probably need a little more background to better understand the importance of this book in our Bibles.
If you have ever been embarrassed or ashamed of where you came from Pastor Eric has some encouraging news about Jesus’ family tree
